Ayush Kaushik

I vaguely remembered the name, Easterine Kire, from sometime in the past, since she got the Hindu Prize 2015 for one of her novels. Somehow, in the desire to read her works, I ordered ‘Don’t Run, My Love’, something she…

A bourgeoisie sees history as it is being told to him by another bourgeoisie. He neither cares to read a book to give significance to many politically, religiously, and socially motivated versions of an event that may have happened behind…

Can we find a reason in everything we do? In meagre and mundane affairs of life, yes! But in spiritual, celestial, and emotional affairs, I don’t think it is possible to rationalise everything. Most of the human beings who like…

Nothing new happened in the second last week of 2016. Some expected outrage on the name of the newborn child of a celebrated Bollywood couple on Twitter and some expected counter by the intelligentsia. In the times of tools like…

[Text and Photographs are by Ayush Kaushik] A native Rajasthani woman in yellow Ghaghra Choli (native dress) with a partial veil over her head, passing by a couple of non-Indian nationals. The couple appears to be carrying sophisticated photography equipment…

After a year, 2 months and 15 days, I could again take an amble on the colorful streets and the tranquil lakeside of Pushkar. The lake had ebbed a few meters away with bathing pits, more stairs and concrete esplanades…

[Images and text by Ayush Kaushik] The colors of Rajasthan. Got a glimpse of this colorful street somewhere in India where thousands of different cultures and traditions have survived peacefully over thousands of years. The magical and athletic girl child…

[Text and Photographs by Ayush Kaushik] The king of the sky. Got a glimpse of this royal scene somewhere in the noon sky ruled by the mighty eagles. USA’s first woman President. Got a glimpse of this revolutionary scene somewhere…

For long, I wanted to visit all the monuments and the ruins of our glorious (debatable) past in the vicinity of Delhi (NCR). The age barrier and then the other responsibilities kept me away from an organized travel to…